There are 5 ways to get from Lusaka to Kruger National Park by plane, bus, shuttle, car, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Skukuza Airport
best- Fly from Lusaka (LUN) to Skukuza Airport (SZK)plane LUN - SZK
4h 49mR 5,100–13,591Bus, taxi
cheapest- Take the bus from Intercity Bus Terminus to Park Stationbus
- Take the bus from Johannesburg to Phalaborwabus
- Take the taxi from Phalaborwa to Kruger National Parktaxi
34h 6mR 2,376–2,646Bus, shuttle
- Take the bus from Intercity Bus Terminus to 77 Nugget Stbus
- Take a shuttle bus from Johannesburg to Kruger Gate
31h 25mR 7,794–8,726Drive 1,294.5 km
- Drive from Lusaka to Reception Shingwedzi Rest Campcar 1,294.5 km
16h 11mR 3,058–4,417Fly to Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport, taxi
- Fly from Lusaka (LUN) to Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport (MQP)plane LUN - MQP
- Take the taxi from Nelspruit-Airport-MQP to Kruger Gatetaxi
5h 44mR 5,050–11,791
Lusaka (LUN) to Skukuza Airport (SZK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lusaka to Kruger National Park is to bus and taxi which costs R 2 300 - R 2 700 and takes 34h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Lusaka to Kruger National Park is to fly which takes 4h 49m and costs R 5 000 - R 14 000.
The distance between Lusaka and Kruger National Park is 1144 km. The road distance is 1294.5 km.
The best way to get from Lusaka to Kruger National Park without a car is to bus and shuttle which takes 31h 25m and costs R 7 500 - R 9 000.
It takes approximately 4h 49m to get from Lusaka to Kruger National Park, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Lusaka to Kruger National Park is 1294 km. It takes approximately 16h 11m to drive from Lusaka to Kruger National Park.
What companies run services between Lusaka, Zambia and Kruger National Park, South Africa?
Airlink, South African Airways, and two other airlines fly from Lusaka (LUN) to Skukuza Airport (SZK) 4 times a day.
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Lusaka to Skukuza Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 4,600–16,000
Flights from Lusaka to Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 3,600–13,000
- Phone
- +260 966707960
Bus from Intercity Bus Terminus to 77 Nugget St
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- R 1,000–2,000
- Phone
- +260 961806060
- [email protected]
- Website
- Unlimited Gifts Limited
Bus from Intercity Bus Terminus to 77 Nugget St
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- R 1,200–1,800
- Website
- Unlimited Gifts Limited
- Phone
- +27 79 429 5869
- [email protected]
- Website
- shuttleking.co.za
Shuttle from Johannesburg to Kruger Gate
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- R 6,750
- Book at
- shuttleking.co.za
- 1-3 Passengers
- R 6,750
- Phone
- +255 22 213 4567
- [email protected]
- Website
- srclassiccoach.co.tz
Bus from Intercity Bus Terminus to Park Station
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 1,506
- Schedules at
- srclassiccoach.co.tz
- Phone
- +27 86 158 9282
- Website
- res.prasa.com
Bus from Johannesburg to Phalaborwa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 320–440
- Schedules at
- res.prasa.com
- Normal
- R 350–360
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Estimated price
- R 550–1,200
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